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gnufrra··on Sergey Ananov: Two days on ice with three polar bears
I have never seen a survival suit. But you mention convection. I wear a wetsuit while surfing in Western Canada (Tofino, BC). So if the suit traps water than it probably start acting like a wetsuit[1] .

[1] http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/212_spring2011.web.dir/nicole_wa...

gnufrra··on Ants are as Effective as Pesticides
Biological pest control is not a silver bullet. We have a history littered with biological pest control disasters. These studies need to take into account effect on native biodiversity. For example Hawaii introduce mongoose to control rats as it turn out they will kill native birds more than the rats.
gnufrra··on Financial Misstatements
I always thought GMV is more like gross revenue. So if you sell 5 of these widget at $100 your GMV is $500.

Which is different from your Net Sales. Because let say if one of these widgets got returned. And one of them was sold at 20% discount. Your GMV will still be $500 but your net sales will be:

Net Sales = GMV - (discount $20) - (returns $100) = $500 - $20 - $100 = $380

gnufrra··on Go 1.5 is released
I am glad there is now support for vendor directories, albeit experimental at this stage.

https://go-review.googlesource.com/#/c/10923/

Go 1.5 vendor proposal:

If there is a source directory d/vendor, then, when compiling a source file within the subtree rooted at d, import "p" is interpreted as import "d/vendor/p" if that exists.

When there are multiple possible resolutions, the most specific (longest) path wins.

The short form must always be used: no import path can contain “/vendor/” explicitly.

Import comments are ignored in vendored packages.

gnufrra··on Windows 10 phones home when you search your start menu, even with Bing disabled
I do active blocking. I permanently allow any application that I can trust. For example I will allow chrome to connect permanently. But if it is some cryptically named service trying to connect I will block it permanently. After an initial approval stage you do not see too may popups for approval.

But I can see how this can be a disruptive process, when all you want is some work done. I wish we lived in a place where I did not have to use tools like this.

gnufrra··on Windows 10 phones home when you search your start menu, even with Bing disabled
Thanks.
gnufrra··on Windows 10 phones home when you search your start menu, even with Bing disabled
Thanks, This looks interesting I will definitely give this a try.
gnufrra··on Windows 10 phones home when you search your start menu, even with Bing disabled
On my Mac I use Little Snitch to monitor outbound connections and I love it. I haven't found an equivalent simple and lightweight application for Windows yet.
gnufrra··on Show HN: Hilarious startup ideas
There is one for the dogs

http://www.parttimepooch.com/

gnufrra··on How startup Fab died
http://www.bryght.com
gnufrra··on How startup Fab died
I am the first employee of a startup with less than 10 employees. We are a direct competitor of Fab latest incarnation Hem (One Nordic).

We have been around for more than 2 year now. Our revenues are in multi-million and most importantly we are profitable.

Lucky to be working with founders who believe in reaching profitability first. We are a data driven company from the get go. Which allowed us to make smart decision while been super lean.